dúfa
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. Compare Faroese dúgva, Norwegian Bokmål and Danish due, Swedish duva, Dutch duif, German Taube, English dove.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtuːva/
- Rhymes: -uːva
Noun
dúfa f (genitive singular dúfu, nominative plural dúfur)
- pigeon, dove
Declension
declension of dúfa
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dúfa | dúfan | dúfur | dúfurnar |
accusative | dúfu | dúfuna | dúfur | dúfurnar |
dative | dúfu | dúfunni | dúfum | dúfunum |
genitive | dúfu | dúfunnar | dúfna | dúfnanna |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.
Noun
dúfa f (genitive dúfu, plural dúfur)
- dove
Declension
Declension of dúfa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dúfa | dúfan | dúfur | dúfurnar |
accusative | dúfu | dúfuna | dúfur | dúfurnar |
dative | dúfu | dúfunni | dúfum | dúfunum |
genitive | dúfu | dúfunnar | dúfna | dúfnanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: dúfa
- Faroese: dúgva, dúva
- Norwegian: due
- Swedish: duva
- Danish: due